Category: February

Heart and Flowers

Valentine’s Day

[dot_recommends] Outside a florist’s (Fiori) in Örgryte, Valentine’s Day 2013. A sieve in the form of a heart behind a small pot with blue flowers. The sheepskin on the benchContinue readingValentine’s Day

Drinking gull

Drinking gull

[dot_recommends] A gull on drift ice has just taken a sip of water. The water here between the islands at the mouth of the river is less salt, which isContinue readingDrinking gull

Semla with coffee

Semla with coffee

Today is Shrove Tuesday – Fetisdag in Swedish. The traditional food for today is a semla, a Swedish Lenten bun with marzipan and cream. And what better way to celebrate than with a pot of coffee at a table in the atrium of the Antiques Market on Västra Hamngatan? … Continue readingSemla with coffee

Horse in snow

Horse in snow

[dot_recommends] Near Mossen, a horse wearing a purple blanket crosses a snowy field through windblown snow. Another of those nearly-impressionist photos.

Open water - frozen sea

Open water – frozen sea

[dot_recommends] From the top of the headland north of Hästeviksberg looking across Björkö Fjord towards the northern tip of Björkö. The sea is frozen and there’s snow in the air.

Mermaid

Chainsaw mermaid

[dot_recommends] A chainsaw sculpture of a mermaid cut from the stump of a felled tree by the side of Fridhemsgatan. Below the billowy wave, Beneath this world of air, TheContinue readingChainsaw mermaid

Peacock - Made in Japan

Peacock

[dot_recommends] A pair of Peacock-brand chrome thermos flasks in the window of an antique shop at Mariaplan in Majorna Lots of reflections in the chrome but also in the windowContinue readingPeacock